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August 29, 2014  As Labor Day Weekend approaches, the summer's last barbecues and beach parties find themselves wanting for the perfect soundtrack. SPIN has you covered with our "100 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1994" Spotify playlist. From Nine Inch Nails' list-topping "Closer" to Veruca Salt's brooding hit "Seether," the party-ready mix serves as the perfect mixture of nostalgia and celebration. …Read on

August 18, 2014  In 1994, the distinction between "mainstream" and "alternative" evaporated. Green Day and the Offspring brought hook-heavy punk to the Billboard charts, middle-of-the-road acts such as Soul Asylum and Live helped calcify "alt-rock" into a blockbuster radio format, and Nirvana's fate as future classic-rock legends was sealed with Kurt Cobain's death. Beck rebranded "loser" as a badge of honor and Trent Reznor said he wanted to... …Read on

May 22, 2014  Veruca Salt's reunion took a big step forward last night, in a venue fitting '90s alternative-rock hitmakers: Conan O'Brien's late-night TV show. The core group between 1994's American Thighs and 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You — in particular, co-frontwomen Louise Post and Nina Gordon — went their separate ways well before the millennium. …Read on

April 24, 2014  Sure, this I Love the '90s rerun has been on so long our screens should've gone into sleep mode by now, but Veruca Salt were rare alt-rock radio staples who actually left you wanting more. …Read on